Karen M.
Karen M.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
$28 total per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
Kare'n for your animals
As an animal lover and caretaker over the past 40 years, I have experience raising dogs through all ages of life from puppies to seniors & deaf dogs, as well as cats, and farm animals. This love for animals began even before I was a high school 4-H and FFA student working with large farm animals, growing up with cats and dogs. As a pet-sitter for others, I have cared for many kinds of animals in addition to cats and dogs. I was the Dog Leader for the Murphys 4-H for 7 years and assisted the kids in training their dogs to show at the fair. While I have experience training animals, I also love to offer them tender loving care, spending quality time with them, and being their friend. It is important to me that dogs and humans both enjoy play and joy in their days, so I am happy to offer this for your pets when you cannot be there.
Qualifications
Safety, trust & environment
When caring for pets as a sitter, I respect both your space and your pets. While I am walking others' dogs, I feel best with on-leash walks, and I will clean up after them. I also always provide animals with fresh clean water during my visits and routine caretaking. I like to keep the home and pets clean, safe, and comfortable while you are away.
Ratings and reviews
Karen was wonderful! Very committed to following my dog's normal routine and sent me updates so I never had to wonder how things were going. Great experience all around.
Karen was wonderful with our girls. One of them usually hides when new people are in the home, but with Karen she quickly became comfortable! We are very thankful for Karen and knew our girls were in excellent hands while we were gone.
We had a wonderful experience using Karen as a dog sitter. We met her a couple of times before our booking and it was clear that she had a lot of experience with animals and dogs, which gave us peace of mind for leaving our special needs dog behind to go on a trip. Karen followed our care instructions meticulously and treated our dog with the utmost care, love, and respect. She provided daily updates and photos as well as a log of activities. We came home to a relaxed and happy dog. Karen is professional, responsible, caring, and thoughtful and I will not hesitate to use her again the future. My dog already misses spending time with her!
Karen took care of my pets like they were her own. I got pictures and text updates daily, and notes when I got home. I would definitely book her again! Highly recommend!
Karen did such a great job with our pets! We have never left them with anyone besides family before. Karen sent pics and made sure we knew our pets were happy. We look forward to having her next time we are away!
Karen was absolutely wonderful with our dog, Dogen! From the moment we met her, it was clear she genuinely loves and understands dogs, and that gave us immediate peace of mind. We really appreciated the updates and photos while we were away—Dogen looked happy and well cared for the whole time. When we got back, he was relaxed and clearly had a great experience. It’s not easy to leave your pet with someone else, but Karen made the entire experience stress-free. We wouldn’t hesitate to book her again and highly recommend her to anyone looking for a reliable, caring, and attentive sitter!
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Schedule
I currently have a very open schedule, so I am most available to meet your pet care needs. Reach out to schedule a meet and greet at your convenience.